Write-RsRestCatalogItem Doesn't Add Description to Report

Question

I'm trying to add an RDL using the Write-RsRestCatalogItem call to an existing SSRS site. The report gets added but I noticed that if I pass in a description, it doesn't get added to the ReportServer catalog. Calling Write-RsCatalogItem with a description adds the description just fine.

### This doesn't add the description to the ReportServer catalog  
Write-RsRestCatalogItem -WebSession $sessionDest -ReportPortalUri $DestinationURI -Path "$localRDLPath\$($r.Name).rdl" -RsFolder $RDLFolder -Description $r.Description -ErrorAction Stop  
          
### This adds the description to the ReportServer catalog  
Write-RsCatalogItem -ReportServerUri $DestinationURI -Path "$localRDLPath\$($r.Name).rdl" -RsFolder $RDLFolder -Description $r.Description -ErrorAction Stop  
   

Answer 1

Hi,

Are your using the ReportingServicesTools module? If so, you can try to remove the "-Verbose:$false | Out-Null" at the end of the Invoke-WebRequest line from the Write-RsRestCatalogItem.ps1 and see if there are any clues in the return value.

https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/ReportingServicesTools/0.0.7.2/Content/Functions%5CCatalogItems%5CRest%5CWrite-RsRestCatalogItem.ps1

Best Regards,
Ian Xue

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